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As a parent, you never stop worrying about your children. They could be at school, at a party, at the doctor's office, across the world, even chilling upstairs in their bedroom, and there will always be a little part of you that wants to make sure that they're okay. Parents are meant to protect their children after all. But at some point, you need to loosen your grip a little bit. You don't have to throw them out the window like a little bird you nursed to health, but you do have to grant them partial freedom at some point to grow on their own.

Everybody grows up understanding a different version of the birds and the bees story. Some parents go into no detail at all, and just explain that love leads to babies, while some parents will present you will full diagrams of the male and female anatomies. You also of course can't forget the sex 'education' you got from your school, as well as that one classmate with endless amounts of sex advice that they got from god knows where.

Most people would be thrilled to have their children speak multiple languages. Being multi-lingual has so many developmental benefits. Plus, the world is becoming more and more connected, so language is a great way to benefit from globalization. But sometimes, people are too selfish to actually let their children succeed, and would rather hold them back from certain experiences because they didn't have the same opportunities growing up. Sounds harsh, but that's showbiz.

A lot of us like to think we have types. Tall, dark, and handsome, skater boy, blonde hair, curly hair, etc, etc. But of course, all of those standards fly right out the window when we find someone we actually like, or that there is palpable chemistry with. We all know that girl who says, "My partner was not my type AT ALL when we met." Debunking our own ideas of what we want is one of the exciting parts of putting ourselves out there and going on dates. 

Both genders have their fair share of secrets. There are things about women that men will never understand and naturally, it works the same vice versa. Sometimes women like to say things like, 'Men are all the same,' or 'All men want is sex.' But it could be that we just don't understand them as well as we think we do.

On Reddit, men are sharing common misconceptions about their gender, and it seems there are more than a few that they felt compelled to share.

Most people don't love having to go to the doctor, but there are plenty of ways the experience can be made less stressful. Usually, a good doctor is super calming and makes the appointment not feel awkward at all, even if they have to put their finger in some ungodly places. A chill doctor will probably hit you with a couple of ice-breakers to loosen you up a bit, and they usually work. But sometimes, just like the rest of us, doctors go a little too far... and then it just gets weird.

On Reddit, people are sharing the most unprofessional things their doctors really said to them, and warning: You may experience some second-hand cringe.

Starting a new job can be really stressful. You don't know anyone, you might not be 100% clear on your duties, and it can just feel like everyone is waiting for you to mess up. Not every job starts out like this, but for some reason for every service industry job I've had, that description feels pretty spot on. It can take a while before you see the red flags in your job. You might be exploited for years before you realize, and that's the tea.

Here are some people who just knew day one, "This sh*t ain't for me."

When people stereotype feminists, they think of them as very angry beings, yelling and burning bras until the break of dawn. If you're a fellow feminist, you're well aware that's not the case. A Reddit user started a thread about how women rebel against the patriarchy in subtle ways. Some of the responses are serious, whereas others made us chuckle. Scroll down to find out how women intend to take down the patriarchy, one small step at a time. 

People don't always end on the most civil terms with their exes. Relationships are complicated, and they don't always end ideally. But what if things ended with the dude 8 whole years ago?! Would you still even be in touch with them? The people of Twitter reacted to the hilarious anecdote with many questions and concerns. Why didn't she ask for more money if she was already putting herself out there? Why was he still on her mind after eight years? How was she not embarrassed at all? And did they end up reconnecting afterwards even though the original poster claims they didn't? Scroll down for this week's Twitter tea. 

We all have that one friend who just cannot stop 'sneak-bragging' about how overwhelmed they are, how they just barely have enough time to eat or sleep or exercise. Yet it seems as though they really make the time to tell you all of this, literally every single day. And of course, they never ask you about your life and your duties, because they're so cute and little compared to hers. You couldn't possibly understand what it's like to be tired! Why is it always a competition of who is busier? I know this must be making you think of somebody.

Before we get into this aggravating 'Am I The A-hole' post, if you feel pissed off already and want to scream, feel free to let it all out.

Askreddit user Telefunkin asked a very logical story that will pretty much make anyone LOL. Parents, what's the funniest "bad" thing your child did that you had to punish them for while holding back laughter? And luckily for us, the parents did not let us down!